Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like pulp; soft; fleshy; pultaceous; succulent: as, the pulpy covering of a nut; the pulpy substance of a peach or cherry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Like pulp; consisting of pulp; soft; fleshy; succulent
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- adjective Having the characteristics of
pulp - adjective Having the characteristics of
pulp fiction ; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
Etymologies
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Examples
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They're just kind of pulpy, "pulpy" is the wrong word, but they're fast little paperbacks.
TV Squad 2009
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They're just kind of pulpy, "pulpy" is the wrong word, but they're fast little paperbacks.
TV Squad 2009
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When I first heard about this book back in 2007, I assumed in was some kind of pulpy zombie novel mixed in with some Band of Brothers for good measure.
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When I first heard about this book back in 2007, I assumed in was some kind of pulpy zombie novel mixed in with some Band of Brothers for good measure.
Archive 2010-01-01 2010
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It's the Terminator , and it's kind of pulpy, and some people think it's past its prime.
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It sounds kind of pulpy, from the reviews I've read, which is very much up my alley so to speak.
Contentious Curmudgeon says … | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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On the plus side, it's the most "pulpy" sounding title of any of the movies, which is a good thing.
Indiana Jones and the... Jeff 2007
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The imagery was wild, but at the same time, it is not a "pulpy" book at all, so this affected my treatment of it.
Half-shelling Venus... Zillabob 2007
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I was originally headed a more different way, and something far more "pulpy" but am glad I took this route.
Half-shelling Venus... Zillabob 2007
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On the plus side, it's the most "pulpy" sounding title of any of the movies, which is a good thing.
Archive 2007-09-01 Jeff 2007
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